The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-02-17
Hush!
Hist.
See the slush,
Sniff the mist,
Snow
Doth flow,
And gently ebb,
NTiS Feb


And gently ebb
Ills Feb.
Carleton 4 Co. Of Rockport expect To ship 10000
ports.
Beginning on Monday last the public schools, ex-
cept the primary, returned to their former hours,
holding afternoon sessions from until O'Clock.
The remains of Mr.. James sullivan, of Augusta.
the father of Mr.. Jerry sullivan conductor on the
Belfast branch, were brought here last week for
burial
| The Thomas II. Marshall Relief Corps gave a
very enjoyable calico dress ball ami clam stew at
Grand Army Hall last week The Journal ncor-
rectly stated that it would take place the 10th.
The Salvation Army people have gone to house
keeping in the Coliseum Rink. The restaurant is
used for the kitchen and the adjoining for
| sleeping apartments.
| DR.. f. H. Morrill, and George f. button of Lew
| iston convicted Feb. . of the murder of Ma
| tda Clook in the second degree. This is the I'M
fortunate woman whose sad fate before
toned, and who at one time resided in this county.
Capt. r. II. Coombs is rebuilding the sloop yacht
Sea Breeze, formerly sailed by the late Capt Isaac
Clark, and next season she will be much improved
craft The Sea Breeze is fast Saler, safe, and an
excellent boat for short excursions down the bay.
| The American Field of Feb. II has portraits of
the Brattleboro Vt. rifle team that won the Amer
| lean Field Telegraph badge in a shooting contest
last fall. One Of the team is W. Milton fair"w 4
Belfast boy, and the likeness givcnof him is a very
| good one.
The wives of the Knight TcmparS, of this city,
| h Il
to take place at Masonic Temple the first or second
Wednesday evening in March. The ladies will
have full charge of the affair ana My all the bills
the sir knights to be invited guests.
| TIE SEA BREEZE. Bracket 4 Go. OF thi- city
issued saturday midwinter illustrated edition of
| the Breeze containing much interesting matter
| relating to Belfast and Norti%ort. The design IS
to give city and Northpolt boom for the
coming season, and which now bids fair to &c. tn
| exceptionally successful one.
Mr.. |. II. Harmon, of this city, went to West
| Buxton last week 10 attend the funeral of his
grandmother, Mrs. Beni. Harmon, who recently
died at that place at the advanced age of 81 years
and months. Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon were mar
ried January, 1870, having vc' together - year
Mr.. Harmon is now about 80 wears old amt VERY
feeble in health, AMI nearly prostrated With glict
Capt Fred :. Dyer, who recently moved to Bath
| from Lincolnville, says that work on hi new No-
sci building in the yard of \. SrWall Co. is pro
crossing rapidly, but he thinks she Will mot
| be launched before April l~t rs they may l,c hotl
| cred for labor, many workmcn having left Bath
! for other places Capt Dyer says he is plea -an y
| situated at the corner of North and Middle street
Another cold wave has visited this section. sun
tln ut,1 I,.tD
Monday morning it wa, reported at rs to 10 below,
but it soon moderated, and before noon the SNOW
was melting ON the sunny side of buildings. The
sun is now growing 50 powerful thai tie worst
must he ser far e>trr,ne cold weather is coi
cernctl. Tuesday there rise If 80 degrees IN
| the temperature, and a snow storm which ended
| in rain.
| PENSIONS. 1t was recently announced from ash
ington that Nathan W. Petite, oi Pitt, of Belfast,
| had been granted a pension. NJ such person l.
| known here Pensions have been granted is follows,
| as reported i'll the press dispatches; Jacob faGc.
reissue, Belfast; William Bither, increase, unity
| W Pullcn North Palermo; ". Jackson, increase.
| Liberty: Warren Hammond, increase, Sear-n'ut
| William H. Churchill increase, Center M"ntville,
| Robert a. Heal, original, I.incolnyilie
CARRIAGES. Mr.. +. +. Hanson, the carriage
king, has received another Gar oa'i Of carriages,
making 60 he has received thus fir. 1lrSc car
rases are in the white and win be painted here
ami Mr.. Hanson in> ties intending buyers visit tie
repository and examine his stock before il is paint
cd that they may the vehicles in all their parts
SIX painters are employed and some parts of the
carriage receive many as ten coats Of paint. see
Mr.. IIanson's advertisement in another column,
Mr. G. J. Hall a few weeks ago advertised for
sale rent his machine shop foundry, etc, in this
city. He has had several enquiries and received
| one this week from man who evidently means
business. The first question he asks i about
taxes. An assurance that the present low taxes
will continue here would no doubt lead To an inn
portant addition to local industries. Tie part
| referred to would engage III the Manufacture of Il
| speciality which would require the working of the
| foundry and machine shop to their full capacity,
while Mr.. Hall would continue his present granite
business in the basement and vari.
STEAMER NOTES. The rcnoh-cot wilt come ON
the Boston X Bangor route the latter Part ~
March. She is being lifted up in superb style ana
the patrons of the line Will be more pleased With
| her than ever. Mr.. ;. q. DuwneS, steward "l
| the katahdn is taking Il vacation and his place j.
| supplied by Mr.. ID. b. smith, steward oi the
| Penobscot. Mr.. A. ii. lianecome is filling pur-cl
| Eatons place in the office of the katal'iin......
! When passenger travel sets in the uptown onicr
Of the Il. II b. $ 60, in this city will hc found !,
great convenience Mr.. f. W. Potc, the agent Of
the line here, is looking we'll after the Interests Of
| the public and the company.
THE SICK. Mr. II. j. kemey, general travelling
agent of the Wheeler X Wilson sewing machine
company, has been ill at the Windsor House in this
rit Inf T. AR J. In ,,l
Waldo, is i'll with pneumonia, and last wcck MI
life was despaired of. lie recovering MI
J. y. Cottrc of this city, again contnei to hi
house Mrs. James b. Murch, OF this city, i i'll
Tom Collins, prisoner at the Jail, Is i'll with
rheumatic fever. Mr.. j. c. Robbins of the
Phoenix House, who has been i'll, is now ON til,
streets Mr.. Benz. Black, councilman from ward
}. is confined to his house. a number Of year,
ago he injured his foot in California; and ha- even
since had trouble with it.
LEGISLATIVE. In the Senate, 9th, Mr. Rich eft
Waldo presented the remonstrancc of VI. l.. e peor
and 200 others against the passage OF an act pro
hibiting the of bag nets in fishing for -mclts
which referred to the Committee on Fisheri,-
and Game. The committee on legal affairs Feb
voted to report f.vorably the bill to incorporate
the Belfast Water Company The committee on
rallfOauS, ctt nave voted ought To pass on Liberty
| and Belfast Telephone and Telegraph Co....Prr
| scented Thursday by Mr.. Nckcls-Pcttinn of mem
| bers of the bar of Waldo county for tmcntImcu, to
sec. a of chap 20 OF the revised statutes. referred
to the Committee on TIE .Iudicialy by Mr.. itch
Petition of Peter Nlouton of nifty for Il bounty on
crows; referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
| Mr.. Nickels from the Waldo County Delegation
on petition reported bill an act to increase thc ~al
| aries of the judge of probate and register of pro
| bate for Waldo county.
| STRUCK TIE MARKET WRONG. Sometimes ga,
tains charter their vessels to arrive III certain port
| amt frequently gain by doing. Sometimes,
however, it works the other way, as in the follow
ing cases. The brig Ned White, of Belfast, was
| chartered to load sugar ut pcrnambuco for New
| York ut seventeen shings and siNpencc, OF one
| shilling better to Boston or Phiadelphia ana
Capt. II. b. Condor of schr. Benz. Fabcns chartered
| for about the same. When they arrived at Per
| nambuco vessels were scarce and frcght- rose
! rapidly to thrty-sevcn shllings. Bark j. ".
twenty five shlings.. This relates not shipping
| but to a shipment \ Belfast firm recently ship.
| ped a lot of eggs to Boston by steamer. The eggs
| cost Is cents per dozen here. The steamer was de
| Mycd by bad weather and when She arrived al
Boston there had been drop III the market and
eggs were selling at Is cents.
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